UTHealth Matters

A blog by Kevin Dillon

Managing Beyond the Bench

Posted: February 13, 2018

The two smiling faces in the accompanying photo are those of our No. 2 child, William “Liam” Dillon, and his fellow Strake Jesuit student, Henry Caldwell. Henry’s father is a friend and respected senior executive at Texas Children’s Hospital, our neighbors here in the Texas Medical Center. But that’s not why I included this picture

For the second consecutive year, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is one of the top agencies in Texas utilizing Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs). According to a recent report for the 2016 fiscal year (FY 2016), out of the top 50 Texas agencies in total spending, UTHealth ranked 20thin total percentage of HUB expenditures at 14.23 percent.

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About the Author

Kevin Dillon, MBA, CPA likes All Things Work. With more than 20 years at UTHealth, Kevin is senior executive vice president, COO and CFO of the most comprehensive academic health center in Texas. (He’s also held jobs encouraging him to hang upside down from a crane 40 feet midair, gustily swinging a 12-pound hammer hoping to hit a flange or two…or not…) Through his career, Kevin has been intrigued by work philosophies: What drives a person to perform? To excel? To flunk Cash Register 101 when “accountant” is in one’s title? Join Kevin in conversation about the changing landscape of work and its perennial value –regardless of wage-- in our lives.